"Cannot access read-only document" (I get this error when I try to open an Excel file) jimj122680[ at ]yahoo.com 01.06.2006 23:23:29 If anyone can help I'd be greatly appreciative. Whenever I try to open a particular Excel file (ie. filename.xls) I get the error, "Cannot access read-only document". This is a file I use almost daily. I've checked the file's properties and the "Read Only" property is not checked. It opened fine just a couple days ago. Since then, the only problem I had was with my System.ini file. System.ini appeared to have become corrupted (upon bootup yesterday, I had lost my mouse and my screen was stuck at 640X480 and 16 colors - what caused this I have no idea). I know that System.ini was corrupted because after this screen display problem started yesterday, I went into "msconfig" and chose the "System.ini" tab and all I saw was mostly gibberish. I have since fixed that problem (by using "scanreg /restore") and now everything on my computer seems normal again except for this issue with opening a particular Excel file. I can open every other Excel file except the one in question. I should also mention that when I right click on the Excel file in question and choose "Properties", I only get the "General" tab. All of my other Excel files show "General", "Custom", and "Summary" tabs when I right click on them and choose "Properties". I am running Windows Me with Excel '97 (I have not had any need to upgrade as this combination has served me well). Thanks for any insight into this problem.

Re: "Cannot access read-only document" (I get this error when I try to open an Excel file) "**Gail**" <Here[ at ]right.now> 05.06.2006 12:15:22 This will sound simple, but it should work. Clear out your Temp internet files and your Temp directories (Esp the temp directory in Document and settings/your user name). <jimj122680[ at ]yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1149204208.957795.213640[ at ]h76g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... : If anyone can help I'd be greatly appreciative. Whenever I try to open : a particular Excel file (ie. filename.xls) I get the error, "Cannot : access read-only document". This is a file I use almost daily. I've : checked the file's properties and the "Read Only" property is not : checked. It opened fine just a couple days ago. Since then, the only : problem I had was with my System.ini file. System.ini appeared to have : become corrupted (upon bootup yesterday, I had lost my mouse and my : screen was stuck at 640X480 and 16 colors - what caused this I have no : idea). I know that System.ini was corrupted because after this screen : display problem started yesterday, I went into "msconfig" and chose the : "System.ini" tab and all I saw was mostly gibberish. I have since : fixed that problem (by using "scanreg /restore") and now everything on : my computer seems normal again except for this issue with opening a : particular Excel file. I can open every other Excel file except the : one in question. : I should also mention that when I right click on the Excel file in : question and choose "Properties", I only get the "General" tab. All of : my other Excel files show "General", "Custom", and "Summary" tabs when : I right click on them and choose "Properties". I am running Windows Me : with Excel '97 (I have not had any need to upgrade as this combination : has served me well). : Thanks for any insight into this problem. :